CANS and Wraparound are being implemented in nearly every state Statewide implementation of both the CANS and Wraparound (17) Implementation of both the CANS and Wraparound in at least some jurisdictions (27) Statewide contract with the National Wraparound Implementation Center

The 9% of youths involved with multiple systems consume 48% of all resources Washington State DSHS, 2004

68% of youths involved in multiple systems were placed out of home in a given year Washington State DSHS, 2004

The Evans Family With thanks to Jim Rast and John Van. Den. Berg Major Challenges : • • • Crystal, 34 Tyler, 36 David, 14 Kyle, 12 Kaia, 12 • • Crystal has depression and suicide ideation Tyler is in recovery from alcoholism and can not keep a job David has been arrested multiple times for increasing levels of theft, vandalism, drug and alcohol use and assault David is in juvenile detention and due to lack of behavioral progress may be moving to higher level of care David is two years behind in school and does not show motivation Tyler was observed by a neighbor using inappropriate discipline and the twins are now in specialized foster case The twins have been diagnosed with bipolar disorders and are often very aggressive The twins are very disruptive at school and are 2 -3 years below grade level

The Evans Family Major Strengths: • • • Crystal, 34 Tyler, 36 David, 14 Kyle, 12 Kaia, 12 • • With thanks to Jim Rast and John Van. Den. Berg Tyler and Crystal are unwavering in their dedication to reunite their family under one roof The family has been connected to the same church for over 30 years and has a support network there Tyler is committed to his recovery and has been attending AA meetings regularly Crystal has been employed at the same restaurant for 8 years and is a model employee Crystal’s boss is a support for the family and allows her a flexible schedule to meet needs of her family David is a charming and funny youth who connects easily to adults in the extended family and community David can recite all the ways he could get his GED instead of attend school as a way of getting a degree Kyle is athletic and can focus well and make friends when doing sports Kaia uses art and music to soothe herself when upset

Comments from the Files: o o o Parents don’t respond to school’s calls Family is dysfunctional Parents are resistant to treatment Home is chaotic David does not respect authority Twins are at risk due to parental attitude Mother is non-compliant with her psychiatrist She does not take her meds Father is unemployable due to attitude Numerous missed therapy sessions Attendance at family therapy not consistent Recommend court ordered group therapy for parents 12

What’s going on here? • • • Siloed systems Inadequate community based programming Lack of engagement and coordination A plan for each problem and person Lack of accountability for outcomes or costs • • • Coordinated systems Comprehensive, effective service array Integrated service delivery Holistic plans of care focus on whole family Accountability at multiple levels

What’s Different in Wraparound? • • An integrated plan Designed by a team of people important to the family Plan is driven by and “owned” by the family and youth Plan focuses on the priority needs as identified by the family and team Strategies in the plan include supports and interventions across multiple life domains and settings Strategies include supports for adults, siblings, and family members as well as the “identified youth” Progress is actively monitored and plan revised if progress is not achieved

The Four Phases of Wraparound Phase 1 A Engagement and Support Phase 1 B Team Preparation Phase 2 Initial Plan Development Phase 3 Implementation Phase 4 Transition Time

An Overview of the Wraparound Process Child and caregivers referred Eligibility determined & Facilitator assigned Engagement and safety/stabilizati on plan (provisional POC) Family Story, strengths, vision, needs and initial team members Engagement and Preparation Phase: Up to 30 days Brainstorm options, Team agrees on mission chose strengthand prioritizes needs based strategies Planning Phase: 1 meeting also within first 30 days Convene team and begin planning process Implement plan Team tracks options, outcomes, & resolves conflicts Adjust plan and team membership as needed Initial plan of care with tasks, timelines and outcomes Begin seeing consistent and sustained progress Implementation Phase: 9 -18 months Develop a vision of how things will work postwrap Establish any needed postwrap connections Prepare transition and aftercare plan Transition Phase: 4 -6 weeks Family team closure celebration Check-in and Post-Service Evaluation

Costs and Residential Outcomes of wraparound are Robust • New Jersey (Hancock, 2012) – Saved over $30 million in inpatient expenditures over 3 years • Maine (Yoe, Bruns, & Ryan, 2011) – Reduced net Medicaid spending by 30%, even as use of home and community services increased – 43% reduction in inpatient and 29% in residential treatment expenses • Los Angeles County Dept. of Social Services – 12 month placement costs were $10, 800 for wraparound-discharged youths compared to $27, 400 for matched group of RTC discharged youths 25

Wraparound is Increasingly Considered “Evidence Based” • State of Oregon Inventory of Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) • California Clearinghouse for Effective Child Welfare Practices • Washington Institute for Public Policy: “Full fidelity wraparound” is a research-based practice • Now under review by NREPP 26

Necessary system conditions for effective Wraparound 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Community partnership: Do we have productive collaboration across our key systems and stakeholders? Fiscal policies: Do we have the funding and fiscal strategies to meet the needs of children participating in wraparound? Service array: Do teams have access to the services and supports they need to meet families’ needs? Human resource development: Do we have the right jobs, caseloads, and working conditions? Are people supported with coaching, training, and supervision? Accountability: Do we employ tools that support effective decision making and tell us whether we’re doing a good job? 30

CANS and Wraparound: Points of connection • Focus on the whole family, not just the • • “identified child” Base planning on presence of Needs and Strengths rather than symptoms or deficits Aim to identify issues that demand action (Needs) or that could be leveraged into productive strategies that bolster the family’s existing capacities (Strengths)

Opportunities • Standardized Assessment data should always be reviewed against strategies in the Plan of Care. Examples: – If a significant mental health need is indicated (e. g. , CANS Adjustment to Trauma), one or more Mental Health strategies should be included in the Plan. – If significant Family Needs are indicated (e. g. , Residential Stability), individualized strategies to meet that need should also be included in the POC

Opportunities • Standardized assessment data can and should be used effectively to: – Ensure the team has identified strategies that address all major Needs or concerns, AND – To track progress systematically over time, by including these data as data sources in the family’s individualized outcomes statements

Use of Standardized Assessment Across The Four Phases of Wraparound Phase 1 A Engagement and Support Phase 1 B Team Preparation Phase 2 Initial Plan Development Phase 3 Implementation Phase 4 Transition Time

Use of CANS in Wraparound Phase 1: Engagement and Support CANS used for eligibility/ authorization Phase 1 A “Immediate action” items prioritized for crisis plan CC uses CANS to help engage family, learn their story, and discover strengths and needs in a comprehensive, ecologically based way Engagement and Support Phase 1 B Team Preparation • • CC uses CANS data to: Research options for strategies, supports, and evidence based treatments to be discussed at first team meeting Consider who may be critical to invite to first team meeting

Phase 1: Overcoming challenges • • • Different person than the care coordinator does the CANS at intake CANS is viewed as separate from the Wraparound process Not used to support planning and decision making, but just authorization • • Ideal: This is a coordinated effort. Same person/people engage family and do CANS At a minimum: Need to ensure CC and team have access to the CANS for initial planning and strategizing

Use of CANS in Wraparound Phase 2: Plan Development CANS used as a basis for exploring/expanding on family strengths and needs at first team meeting Phase 2 CANS is used as one basis for brainstorming services and supports for Plan of Care CANS is considered as an option for monitoring progress toward needs and achieving priority outcomes Initial Plan Development

Phase 2: From listing strengths to identifying and leveraging functional strengths • • • “Kyle likes football” “Kyle likes to watch football with his uncle on Sundays” “Kyle enjoys hanging out with his uncle; David does well in social situations when he contributes to conversations; Watching football is one activity in which David doesn’t feel anxious or worry. ” • • “Kaia enjoys music” “Kaia has an interest in playing guitar” “When Kaia strums the guitar after a bad day, it calms her down” “Kaia writes songs with her mother; on days when they do this together, they have less conflict”

Measuring progress: Toward meeting a need and achieving an outcome Priority need: “David needs to feel like there’s a reason to go to school in the morning”

Use of CANS in Wraparound Phase 3: Implementation CANS data are reviewed in team meetings as one way of monitoring progress toward meeting needs, achieving outcomes Phase 3 CANS data are reviewed against strategies in the Plan of Care Implementation CANS data are used to evaluate whether to begin transition

Phase 3: Overcoming challenges • • Progress is not reviewed in team meetings Progress is not reviewed as a standard part of supervision • • Review of progress is an expectation at the team, supervision, and program levels When progress is not occurring or CANS Needs not decreasing, strategies and services in the plan of care must be revisited/revised

Use of CANS in Wraparound Phase 4: Transition CANS data are used as one basis for beginning transition out of formal wraparound Phase 4 History of CANS scores are included in the documentation prepared for the family as they exit formal wraparound Transition

Phase 4: Overcoming challenges • Data on standardized assessments (e. g. , CANS) “doctored” to retain families in services • System, providers, and families have shared understanding of how transformation will be measured and transition from intensive services will occur

National CANS and Wrap data project • What are the typical strengths and needs of • • • wraparound-enrolled youth and families? What services are needed in service arrays in care management entities (CMEs) and wraparound initiatives? What are “benchmarks” for trajectories of improvement on CANS over time? What is the variation in CANS profiles across states and sites?

2074 Wraparound youth from 4 states with Baseline and 6 Month CANS • Male 67% Race Multiracial or Other 6% White 66% Black 28% Age at Baseline Female 33% Under 12 32% 14 or 15 Years Old 27% Average of 12. 2 years • Assessments done within 45 days (on either side) of Wraparound enrollment date and 6 months Majority of items appear in all four datasets, but may be listed under different domains or modules, therefore data analyzed at an itemlevel 12 or 13 Years Old 25% Unknown / Not Reported 2% Hispanic 20% Ethnicity Gender 16+ Years Old 16% • Non Hispanic 78%

Some Points • Minority youth who enter Wraparound • • (intensive services) have significantly lower levels of needs than their White non-Hispanic counterparts 10 -20% of youth get at least one need met within 6 months 7 -9% of youth have newly identified needs at 6 months, compared to baseline

Some next steps • • What is the variation across wraparound initiatives? – In baseline needs? In degree of improvement? – Do states vary in terms of the level of measured family and youth needs required for enrollment in wraparound? – What are benchmarks for expected improvement? – What system and service characteristics are associated with greater degree of improvement? What may explain variation by race/age? – How much of this is explained by site differences?

CANS and Wraparound • Powerful methods for building smarter • • • systems and better practice Come from the same orientation Have complementary strengths Can promote generalizable research